Soum Paul

Author, Technology Consultant

Soum Paul graduated from IIT Kanpur in 2000 with a Computer Science degree. Since then, he has been part of several technology start-ups based out of the US, the UK and India. Along with technology, he continues to pursue writing and film-making and has directed a number of short films and documentaries for various organizations. He is the author of the book The Topper Prepares: The True Stories of Those Who Cracked the JEE.

The senate might argue that the students were not up to the mark, but are the students really to blame if they were found eligible? Or does it expose a flawed grading system which is too brutal for its own good?